iZombie and The Originals Both Renewed
The CW has renewed iZombie and The Originals.
Deadline reports iZombie will be returning for a fourth season while The Originals is coming back for a fifth season. iZombie, based on the comic book from Chris Roberson and Michael Allred, follows Seatte medical resident Olivia "Liv" Moore (Rose McIver) who is turned into a zombie.
Along with McIver, the series also stars Rahul Kohli, Malcolm Goodwin, Aly Michalka, David Anders, Robert Buckley, and Bryce Hodgson. iZombie's third season is currently still airing. For IGN's thoughts on the latest episode, "Some Like It Hot Mess," read our review.
NBC Renews Blindspot and Cancels Timeless
NBC has renewed its drama series Blindspot for a third season.
Deadline reports the show, starring Jaime Alexander and Sullivan Stapleton, will be returning for the 2017-2018 TV season. The Season 2 finale will air next week on May 17.
NBC meanwhile has canceled its time travel drama series Timeless after just one season. Despite the strong cast and crew, including creators and executive producers Shawn Ryan (The Shield) and Eric Kripke (Supernatural), and strong Season 1 reviews, Timeless just wasn't able to garner enough views on Monday nights.
Study Shows More People Want Switch Than PS4 Pro, Scorpio
A recent survey has revealed that more people are interested in owning a Nintendo Switch console than a PS4 Pro or the upcoming Microsoft Project Scorpio in the U.S.
The Nielsen Games 360 Report reports that, from a pool of over 2,000 participants, 16 percent of gamers aged 13 and up said they would probably buy the Switch, while only 15 percent said the same for the PS4 Pro and 13 percent for the Scorpio.
9 Times Thor Lost His Hammer Mjolnir
Marvel dropped the first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok today, and boy is it a doozy. Among many other awesome sights and sounds, the trailer showed us a glimpse of one of the most pivotal moments in the film, as Thor finds his seemingly indestructible hammer shattered by Hela. How is the god of thunder supposed to stop the lord of the underworld if he doesn't have the power of Mjolnir to call upon?
We're sure Thor will find a way. After all, he has kind of a bad habit of losing and/or breaking his trusty weapon in Marvel's comic book storylines. Here are nine times Thor lost possession of Mjolnir in the comics.
For Honor: Every Shinobi and Centurion Execution and Emote
The second season of For Honor, dubbed Shadow and Might, hits PC and Consoles on May 16.
In addition to kicking off Season 2 of the persistent faction war, Shadow and Might will add a pair of new maps, "new customization items and gameplay updates," a new Epic gear rarity level, and lastly, two new heroes.
The Samurai assassin Shinobi and the Knights' Centurion will be the first downloadable characters to join the war since For Honor launched in February.
But before you can get your hands on either character on May 16 (with the season pass) or May 23 (without the season pass), you can see every execution and emote these warriors are bringing to to the battlefield.
Discovered Dinosaur Named After Ghostbusters Villain
Scientists from the Royal Ontario Museum have named a newly discovered dinosaur species after the Ghostbusters villain Zuul.
CBC News reports a crew of private excavators accidentally bumped into the well-preserved ankylosaur skeleton while unearthing a nearby tyrannosaurus in the Judith River Formation in Montana. The plant-eating species, officially named Zuul crurivastator, is said to be 75 million years old.
Render of Zuul crurivastator (Credit: Danielle Dufault/Royal Ontario Museum) and Zuul from Ghostbusters
South Korean Election, as Told By… Game of Thrones
The South Korean presidential election was held yesterday, and one TV network tracked the voting with a Game of Thrones-inspired approach.
As reported by Kotaku, Korean television network SSB turned all of the presidential candidates into what look like characters from HBO's aforementioned fantasy drama.
In addition to featuring an intro and theme music strikingly similar to Game of Thrones, the coverage, dubbed "Big Election Game: Searching for the Throne," features footage of the candidates' heads atop CG animated bodies. Check out this clip, courtesy of YouTube user FUN TASTIC Vedio, for a look at some of the footage.
Harry Potter Forbidden Forest Tour Spotlights Magical Monsters, Creatures and Characters
The creepy forest outside of Hogwarts castle has been re-created for a new wing inside the Warner Bros. Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter in Leavesden, England. Opened to the public last month, I took a walk through the wooded area and happened upon some familiar (and frightening) characters and creatures.
Click through the slideshow below to take a look at what’s inside. Of course those who want to save all the surprises and thrills for their own visit should be wary of spoilers (and giant spiders).
The Forbidden Forest is but one of numerous areas from the Harry Potter movies. There are countless wands, brooms, weapons, creatures, and authentically recreated sets like Dumbledore's office and the Gryffindor dormitory to feast your eyes on. There are even other areas that have been added recently like the Hogwarts Express and Number Four, Privet Drive that you can enter and explore.
Mass Effect Series on Hold, According to Report
Mass Effect Andromeda developer BioWare Montreal has put the series on hiatus, according to a report.
A representative for EA sent us the following statement:
“Our teams at BioWare and across EA put in tremendous effort bringing Mass Effect Andromeda to players around the world. Even as BioWare continues to focus on the Mass Effect Andromeda community and live service, we are constantly looking at how we're prepared for the next experiences we will create.The teams in EA Worldwide Studios are packed with talent, and more than ever, we are driving collaboration between studios on key projects.
With our BioWare and Motive teams sharing studio space in Montreal, we have BioWare team members joining Motive projects that are underway. We're also ramping up teams on other BioWare projects in development.
Blizzard Reveals Overwatch Uprising Event Stats
The Overwatch team was apparently no match for Null Sector in the Uprising event.
Blizzard has revealed that while there were over 67 million Overwatch victories, Null Sector came out on top 78-plus million times in the special brawl mode. In total, there were more than 145 million matches completed for last month's seasonal Uprising event.
Blizzard has released detailed stats for Overwatch's latest seasonal event, called Uprising. Infographic courtesy of Blizzard